Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct
Four women have publicly accused actor Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct, including allegations of statutory rape and grooming occurring between 2002 and 2016. The accusations are featured in a new BBC documentary exploring the actor's alleged history of misconduct.
Why it matters
These allegations contribute to the ongoing cultural conversation regarding accountability for powerful figures in the entertainment industry.
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Warning: Contains graphic details of alleged sexual offences and misconduct, as well as strong language
Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers.
One of the women says she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another says the Hollywood star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19, and had been unexpectedly left alone with him in a hotel room.
A third describes how she had under-age sex with the star in California when she was 17 - which would be classified as statutory rape. Leto "shrugged off" a conversation about the age of consent being 18 in the US state, she says.
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